Photographer sues Kendall and Kylie Jenner over the late rapper, Tupac photos used in their T-Shirt line

Michael Miller, a Los Angeles-based photographer has filed a lawsuit against Kendall Jenner and Kylie  for copyright infringement over the use of his photos of the late rapper, Tupac Shakur on T-shirts sold under their Kendall + Kylie brand, according to court documents obtained online.


The suit, filed in federal court in California on Friday 7th July, 2017, says that Michael Miller, described as “a renowned professional photographer with a remarkable body of work” , “at no time sought to associate his work with Kylie or Kendall or any of their companies, yet they "have misappropriated and wrongfully exploited at least two original photographs of late rapper, Tupac Shakur, slapping the iconic photographs on garments and overlaying them with dubious imagery and text," then they offered them for sale.

Adding that they ripped off his photos of Tupac Shakur for their since-pulled line of shirts.

Nonetheless, the suit continues, the Jenners misappropriated two photos he took of Shakur.

The Jenners “at no times notified Miller that they intended to exploit his photography, let alone obtained his authorization,” the suit continues. “This unauthorized usage constituted copyright infringement, amongst other things.”

The Jenners pulled the T-shirt line, which featured images of Shakur, Biggie Smalls, Ozzy Osbourne and other artists, shortly after introducing it, after widespread criticism.

The suit is seeking unspecified damages. 

The complaint was submitted by Miller's attorney, Scott Alan Burroughs.


source: linda ikejis blog